Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-11
PERSONALITIES.

having come over, he says, 'EJust tic
see the country" He is about sc
years old, tall, and of distinguished
appearance.
| Pope LEO is credited with the inten.
ton to appoint a commission Of lead.
ing ecolesiastics to study the question
BIT lseue between France and the Vati-
can and TO draft proposals for q set
Element.
MRS. AMANDA MILLION is g. candi-
date for school superintendent in
Madison County, Kentucky. The
other candidate should stand back
and let Mrs. Million air her education
al theories.
RUSSELL Cox, Of Holderness, n. H,
who is 90 years of age, is suffering
| from a severe attack OF whooping
cough. His mother, who died recent
| ly, had the whooping cough when she
was 1Ol years of age.
Plans are already 3gy being prepared
Episcopal Church, New Haven, to &C
commodate the throngs of people who
come to hear the pastor, the Rev. Dr.
George E. Reed, lately of Brooklyn.
MRS. BONANZA MACKAY writes to
friend in London: e'There is no truth
in the report of my Wishing to pur-
! chase the Regent OF any of the famous
collection of French Jewels. L have
not the slightest intention or desire
| of doing So"
CHAPLAIN GENERAL GLEIG, of the
British Army, dates further back in
military experiences than the Emper-
| orr II 1Cr
is still able to preach. He was pres
ent at the battle OF New Orleans and
wrote an account of the siege of that
! city.
MRS. SOPHIA LAFOREsT, who sixty
three years ago made her debut as
one of the singing fairies in "Cherry
and Fair STAR" is the Oldest occu-
pant of the Forest Home for decayed
actors. She is IA, very feeble, and
the curtain will soon be rung down
for her.
MRS. MADELINE VINTON DAHLGREN
of Washington has written g. new
novel called ''Divorced," of which she
says 'The book is g. plea for the
sanctity of the marriage tie and in
tended to show the various evils con-
sequent upon our present system of
easy divorce"
VIM. @. ELAN, late editor OF the
Richmond Wing, is one of the most
distinguished opponents of the s'code"
in the South and has slight limp as
the result of one Of his appearances
in the field of honor. He has received
more challenges, perhaps, than any
man in the South.
Miss WHITFIELD, recently married
to Andrew Carnegie, is an enthusiast
on amateur photography, is an artist
IN oil, a bright cOnversationalist and
an excellent horseback rider. Mr..
Carnegie gave her the first lessons in
riding years ago, and experienced the
usual hazard Of teaching a bright
American girl.
That the American girl is popular
abroad is shown by the fact that eight
Of the leading singers in Col. Maple
sons Company for Italian opera in
London are Emma Nevada, Nine.
Hastreiter, Marie Engel, of Chicago,
Minnie Hauk, Louisa DotUi, Lillian
Nordica, Teresina Adam, and Vetta,
of Philadelphia.
MAYOR HOWELL, Of Brooklyn, is
said to be one of the worst dressed
men in that city. His angular form
is seen about the city hall every day
clad In q suit Of clothes that look as
though they were made for an entire
~ different person, and his heels are
beyond description. And he is worth
several hundred thousand, too.
CANON WlLBERFORCE, who arrived
in New York from England the other
day, says: ST am here on pleasure
trip just to see the country. Icannot
stay very long; but, of course, shall
visit some OF the principal cities and
Niagara Falls" He is accompanied
by his wife and daughter. He is a
man of about SO years, tall, and of
distinguished appearance.
SCULPTOR EZEKIEL of Cincinnati, re-
Gently knighted by the King of Italy,
has had another honor conferred
upon him by His Royal Highness, the
Grand Duke of Saxe-Meiningen For
the bust OF Cardinal Hohenlohe hehas
been awarded the cavaliers cross of
merit for art and science. The cross
is OF solid silver, Maltese form. with
gold crown and green enameled orna-
mentation.
MISS MARY GARRETT, daughter of
John W. Garrett, of Baltimore, offers
to endow the Johns Hopkins Universe
ty with $35, 900 a year on condition
that the college be removed to Cliff
ton, where it's founder and her father
desired it to be located, and that it
sustain q scientific school. In the
light OF this offer it appears to have
been q mistake to locate the univer-
sity inside the city of Baltimore.